Chromebooks may beat smartphones to future Android features

And look for the Chromebook Pro on May 28

You might get a taste of what future Android releases have to offer on a Chromebook before those features come to your phone — with a minor catch.

Senior director of product management for Chrome OS Kan Liu, speaking with The Verge, says future Android updates may make their way to Chromebook devices before coming to phones.

Recently, Chromebooks have begun to lean towards a sort-of hybrid between Chrome OS and Android — as seen with the upcoming Chromebook Pro, which Google expects to release on May 28 with support for apps running Android Nougat.

Beta be careful

Two big caveats here: Google clarified features from Android O won't roll out before the OS itself debuts on phones this summer.

Second, any new app updates released post-Android O on Chromebook before making it to phones will likely be beta versions of that app.

That said, Liu describes that apps on Android are, for the most part, ready to go for Chromebooks, and that the occasional user launching a beta version of an Android O-compatible app shouldn't be too much of an issue.